Looking for experienced sailors to test a historical weather tool (passage planning)
Posted by kev_rm@reddit | sailing | View on Reddit | 2 comments
Hey all —
I’ve been working on a tool that uses historical weather data to help with passage planning, and I’m looking for a few sailors to try an early private beta.
This is definitely still rough around the edges, so it’d be best suited for people who:
- have done some passage making
- are interested in weather/routing (in a historical sense, not in a "whats in the forecast sense)
- have time and patience to give feedback on an early build
- don't find jimmy cornells very expensive outdated paper-only pilot charts satisfactory. :)
I’m not posting a public link yet, not ready for that but if you’re interested feel free to DM me and I’ll share access and I am happy to in exchange provide any insight I've gained on specific routes you are contemplating if I can.
For context — I’ve spent \~10 years working in data science (insurance side), and recently finished a \~45,000 nm circumnavigation. I built this mostly because I wanted something like it myself, and I’m hoping others might find it useful too.
Happy to answer any questions here as well.
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ProductRockstar@reddit
Amazing project! I tick most of the boxes, though am still in the beginning of my sailing career. However I am a coach for product strategy and user experience and a bit of a tech nerd - so happy to give feedback if that perspective is appreciated as well.